LSI’s Scottsdale CRUS with Forward Throw is now available to customers after they have been asking for the wider availability of Forward Throw technology since LSI first launched it on the Scottsdale Vertex. The Forward Throw is an LSI exclusive that lights the forecourt using the light from the canopy. Forward Throw allows owners to […]
CStore Decisions Partners with SparkCognition on Landmark AI Study
CStore Decisions, a leading convenience store industry publication, and SparkCognition, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software solutions perfected for business, announced a partnership and call for participants for a study using visual AI to understand electric vehicle customers’ behavior at convenience stores and gas stations. Using SparkCognition’s cutting edge AI technology, the study…
What’s the Difference Between a Smart Safe and a Cash Recycler?
It is not unusual to hear busy convenience store retailers ask: what’s the difference between a smart safe and a cash recycler? This is not an unreasonable question. Both machines prepare cash for deposit and store it securely. They also both permit provisional credit from a bank. But there are significant differences of which retailers…
Warrenton Oil Co. Introduces New Car Wash Program
Warrenton Oil Co. will soon launch its app-based subscription car wash program. The goal of the car wash program is to deliver a frictionless and contactless solution for customers, as well as build recurring revenue for the business. Warrenton operates 18 car washes at FastLane locations. Customers can subscribe to the FastLane car wash subscription…
Digitalization Transforms Forecourt Marketing
Driving fuel customers from the gas pump into the convenience store remains a core challenge for c-store retailers, but evolving technology is helping retailers to better market to potential shoppers at the fuel island, in some cases even bringing the items to them. “As fuel pump technology improves and costs for touchscreens and interactive technology…
What Is a Bitcoin ATM?
In tough economic times, businesses look for new avenues to explore, and one of them has been bitcoin — which is why convenience store operators are curious about bitcoin ATMs. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency. It can be transferred on a peer-to-peer bitcoin network. Transactions are verified and recorded in a publicly distributed ledger…
Transaction Technology Transformed
Prior to the debut of debit cards in 1996, customers primarily proffered cash for their convenience store purchases, or maybe a personal check. Since then, there’s been a steady migration toward card-only payments. More than 40% of Americans exclusively use an alternative form of payment other than cash for all their purchases, per recent research…
Canopy Lighting System
REDiMount Canopy Lighting System is a patent-pending mounting and installation system for refueling station canopies. It transforms the way canopy lighting is installed and maintained, reducing the time required to install a canopy fixture by over 50%. With only one canopy installation, REDiMount eliminates potential water ingress points to provide a fully watertight design, even […]
Love’s Partners With Upside
Love’s Travel Stops decided to make Upside, a retail technology company, available to customers at nearly 300 locations across the country. Upside identifies nearby users and drives them to participating locations using profitable, personalized cash-back offers delivered through its mobile app. “For nearly 60 years, Love’s has been the nation’s leading travel stop network, and…
Can ATMs Cash Checks?
The short answer to the question “Can ATMs cash checks?” is — yes. However, not all ATMs in America can process the transaction. Some permit deposits of checks only, and others not even that. Many convenience stores offer ATMs. Check cashing at the ATM can provide a value-added experience for c-store customers, who might come…